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Just made these for the holidays. Wow – they are delicious: great texture, flavor, and the recipe is really clear. I made no changes to it, and used a recipe on the side of the confectioner’s sugar box for icing. These have been a hit for kids and grown-ups alike. Thank you for this gem of a recipe that I will be returning to year after year.

I’ve been making gingerbread cookies for many years and try a couple of new recipes each year to add to my collection of go-to recipes. I’m curious why the dough isn’t prepared by the traditional method of creaming the butter, sugar, adding the egg etc. Have you made the cookies using the traditional method of prep?

I have always made these cookies with this method. The recipe was tweaked from another gingerbread recipe I came across years ago, more traditional in flavor, and I made some changes to make it chocolate gingerbread, but kept the method the same.

How long would you say these would last after baking? I know that typical gingerbread cookies last a few weeks with proper care, but I wasn’t sure if the adjustments to this recipe make them more like chocolate chip cookies that only last a few days? I’d love to make these ahead of time for a decorating party next week.

I used to make decorated sugar and gingerbread cookies when my children were younger…thanks for the memories…and what beautiful photos; love them!

There are some really talented bakers involved here. So hard to cast a vote for just one (but I managed). Your chocolate gingerbread man with the bite take out is just adorable. This recipe sounds delish as well!

I love the gingerbread man with the bite out of the head! And the icing around it. Very cute.

But not as much as I love ginger and chocolate. It’s a great combo, to say the least.

Love the head nibble! So cute. I like the idea of chocolate in the recipe. It would mesh well when I take my lazy girl shortcuts and dip my lil’ people’s feet and hands in chocolate for my decoration. 🙂